Item Description
A color as pure as snow and a clarity like glass, this magnificent and pristine cluster of Clear Quartz shimmers in the light, and feels truly magical in the hands.
Clear Quartz
The Master Healer
Properties of Clear Quartz
Physical Properties
Category:
Silicate Mineral
Chemical Formula:
SiO2
Crystal Class:
α-Quartz: Trapezohedral; β-Quartz: Trapezohedral (Class 6 2 2)
Crystal System:
α-Quartz: Trigonal; β-Quartz: Hexagonal
Dana Classification:
75.01.03.01 (Tectosilicates)
Name:
Clear Quartz
Space Group:
α-Quartz: P3221 (no. 154), β-Quartz: P6222 (no. 180)
Strunz Classification:
4.DA.05 (Oxides)
Synonym:
Agate, Amethyst, Aventurine, Carnelian, Cat's Eye, Chalcedony, Chert, Chrysoprase, Citrine, Flint, Hornstone, Jasper, Moss Agate, Plasma, Prase, Rock Crystal, Rose Quartz, Sapphire Quartz, Smoky Quartz, Tigers Eye
Unit Cell:
a = 4.9133 Å, c = 5.4053 Å; Z=3
Mineral Identification
Birefringence: +0.009 (B-G interval)
Cleavage: {0110} Indistinct
Common Colors: Colorless, Various depending on inclusions
Crystal Habit: 6-Sided Prism, Hexagonal Terminations, Drusy, Massive, Microcrystalline
Diaphaneity: Transparent to Opaque
Formula Mass: 60.083 g·mol−1
Fracture: Conchoidal
Luster: Vitreous to dull
Melting Point: 1670 °C
Mohs Hardness: 7
Optical Properties: Uniaxial (+)
Pleochroism: None
Refractive Index: nω = 1.543–1.545, nε = 1.552–1.554
Specific Gravity: 2.65
Streak: White
Tenacity: Brittle
Healing Properties of Clear Quartz
Intentions & Metaphysical
Item Description
A color as pure as snow and a clarity like glass, this magnificent and pristine cluster of Clear Quartz shimmers in the light, and feels truly magical in the hands.
Quartz
The Universal Crystal
Properties of Quartz
Physical Properties
Category:
Silicate Mineral
Chemical Formula:
SiO2
Crystal Class:
α-Quartz: Trapezohedral; β-Quartz: Trapezohedral (Class 6 2 2)
Crystal System:
α-Quartz: Trigonal; β-Quartz: Hexagonal
Dana Classification:
75.01.03.01 (Tectosilicates)
Name:
Quartz
Space Group:
α-Quartz: P3221 (no. 154), β-Quartz: P6222 (no. 180)
Strunz Classification:
4.DA.05 (Oxides)
Synonym:
Agate, Amethyst, Aventurine, Carnelian, Cat's Eye, Chalcedony, Chert, Chrysoprase, Citrine, Flint, Hornstone, Jasper, Moss Agate, Plasma, Prase, Rock Crystal, Rose Quartz, Sapphire Quartz, Smoky Quartz, Tigers Eye
Unit Cell:
a = 4.9133 Å, c = 5.4053 Å; Z=3
Mineral Identification
Birefringence: +0.009 (B-G interval)
Cleavage: {0110} Indistinct
Common Colors: Colorless, Various depending on inclusions
Crystal Habit: 6-Sided Prism, Hexagonal Terminations, Drusy, Massive, Microcrystalline
Diaphaneity: Transparent to Opaque
Formula Mass: 60.083 g·mol−1
Fracture: Conchoidal
Luster: Vitreous to dull
Melting Point: 1670 °C
Mohs Hardness: 7
Optical Properties: Uniaxial (+)
Pleochroism: None
Refractive Index: nω = 1.543–1.545, nε = 1.552–1.554
Specific Gravity: 2.65
Streak: White
Tenacity: Brittle